De SMET – Third-rated Castlewood outscored fourth-rated De Smet 19-3 at the free-throw stripe to help fuel a 48-40 boys’ basketball victory Monday night.

Lane Tvedt scored 13 points to lead a balanced attack for the Warriors, who improved to 11-1 on the season. Quincy Thu added 11 points, and Bryon Laue contributed 10 points and nine rebounds.

Tom Aughenbaugh’s 16 points topped De Smet.

CASTLEWOOD (11-1): Luke Baumberger 0 6-8 6, Bryon Laue 2 6-8 10, Lane Tvedt 4 5-6 13, Jamison Keszler 2 0-0 4, Quincy Thu 4 0-0 11, Bowen Ryan 0 2-2 2, Brody Bass 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 19-24 48.

DE SMET (9-3): Trace Van Regenmorter 1 0-0 2, George Jensen 3 1-1 8, Tom Aughenbaugh 6 0-0 16, Kadyn Fast 1 2-2 5, Britt Carlson 2 0-2 5, Grant Wilkinson 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 3-5 40.

Castlewood 7 17 31 48

De Smet 12 19 27 40

3-point field goals – Thu (3); Aughenbaugh (4), Jensen, Fast, Carlson. Total fouls – Castlewood 12; De Smet 16. Rebounds – Castlewood 30 (Laue 9); De Smet 32 (Jensen 9). Turnovers – Castlewood 7; De Smet 13. Assists – Castlewood 3 (Laue 3); De Smet 7 (Jensen 2, Fast 2, Carlson 2). Blocked shots – Castlewood – 3 (Laue 2); De Smet 9 (Jensen 6). Steals – Castlewood 5 (Thu 2, Bass 2); De Smet 3 (Aughenbaugh, Fast, Carlson).

Groton 66, Northwestern 27

GROTON (8-2): Jacob Zak 6 0-0 14, Lane Tietz 3 1-2 7, Ryder Johnson 4 4-5 14, Keegan Tracy 5 0-0 11, Logan Ringgenberg 0 1-2 1, Blake Pauli 1 0-0 3, Colby Dunker 1 0-0 2, Gage Sippel 4 1-2 9, Holden Sippel 0 1-4 1, J.D. Schwan 1 0-0 2, Karson Zak 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 8-15 66.

NORTHWESTERN (1-9): Lincoln Woodring 2 0-0 5, Jack Hansen 2 1-2 5, Dawson Ward 1 0-0 2, Nathan Melius 4 5-7 13, Carson Ewalt 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 6-9 27.

Groton 18 44 61 66

Northwestern 4 17 26 27

3-point field goals – Zak (2), Johnson (2), Tracy, Pauli; Woodring. Total fouls – Groton 12; Northwestern 12. Rebounds – Groton 29 (Johnson 6). Turnovers – Groton 13. Assists – Groton 17 (J. Zak 4). Blocked shots – Groton 1 (Turner Thompson). Steals – Groton 14 (Tracy 4).

Clark-Willow Lake 42, Great Plains Lutheran 40

GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN (5-4): Brody Scharlemann 1 0-0 2, Alex Heil 4 2-3 15, Martin Krenz 2 0-2 4, Myles York 4 0-2 8, Landon Czerwan 0 1-2 1, Austin Rubendall 5 0-0 10. Totals 16 3-9 40.

CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (6-5): Emmerson Larson 4 4-8 15, Bo Begeman 2 0-0 6, Aaron Zemlicka 1 0-0 2, Griffen Musser 1 2-4 4, Jack Helkenn 2 1-1 5, Sullivan Felberg 2 4-6 10. Totals 12 11-19 42.

Great Plains Lutheran 11 20 28 40

Clark-Willow Lake 5 18 25 42

3-point field goals – Heil (3); Larson (3), Begeman (2), Felberg (2). Total fouls – Great Plains Lutheran 16; Clark-Willow Lake 8. Rebounds – Great Plains Lutheran 38 (Heil 5, Krenz 5); Clark-Willow Lake 28 (Helkenn 6). Turnovers – Great Plains Lutheran 15; Clark-Willow Lake 10. Assists – Clark-Willow Lake 4 (Musser 2). Blocked shots – Great Plains Lutheran 1 (York); Clark-Willow Lake 1 (Begeman). Steals – Great Plains Lutheran 7 (Heil 2); Clark-Willow Lake 8 (Larson 2, Helkenn 2).

Dell Rapids 64, Milbank 45

DELL RAPIDS (6-4): Cole Ruesink 2 0-0 4, Treyse Eastman 4 1-2 9, Jack Henry 7 4-6 20, Rhett Kloth 7 2-6 16, Tad Tjaden 5 0-1 10, Drake Eastman 1 0-0 3, Jack Kloth 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 7-15 64.

MILBANK (7-4): Graham Lightfield 2 0-0 6, Yohana Ajwanga 5 1-2 12, Garrett Mertens 4 3-5 12, Jackson Wildung 3 1-2 7, Joe Schulte 3 0-0 7, Braylen Bowsher 0 1-2 1. Totals 17 6-11 45.

Dell Rapids 19 34 49 64

Milbank 14 23 40 45

3-point field goals – Henry (2), D. Eastman; Lightfield (2), Ajwanga, Mertens, Schulte. Total fouls – Dell Rapids 13; Milbank 15. Rebounds – Dell Rapids 31 (R. Kloth 9); Milbank 33 (Schulte 8). Turnovers – Dell Rapids 13; Milbank 15. Assists – Dell Rapids 13 (T. Eastman 5); Milbank 6 (Mertens 2, Schulte 2). Blocked shots – Dell Rapids 7 (R. Kloth 6); Milbank 1 (Mertens). Steals – Dell Rapids 8 (Ruesink 3); Milbank 11 (Mertens 3, Wildung 3).